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Red Hill Mining Lease Project

Status

Approved with conditions

Jobs

2,000 (construction) + 1,500 (operational)

Investment

Not available

Project overview*

EIS status	Approved with conditions
Description	A new underground coking coal mine (Red Hill Mine) with a yield of 14 million tonnes per annum; and expansion of two existing coking coal mines (Broadmeadow and Goonyella Riverside).
Proponent	BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Ltd
Location/s	20 kilometres north of Moranbah, Central Queensland. Map
Local government/s	Isaac Regional Council
Investment	Not available
Key features	new underground coking coal mine (Red Hill Mine), including coal handling and processing plant and accommodation village extension of three longwall panels of BMA's existing underground Broadmeadow Mine incremental expansion of BMA's existing open-cut Goonyella Riverside Mine
Jobs	2000 (construction) 1500 (operational)

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.

Environmental impact statement (EIS) process

Date	Activity
13 August 2015	Commonwealth Minister for the Environment's approval of controlled action subject to conditions.
4 June 2015	Coordinator-General's report on final EIS ( 7.0 MB) released.
30 October 2014 to 27 November 2014	Additional information to EIS being assessed by relevant government agencies.
1 April 2014	Additional information to EIS requested by Coordinator-General.
14 December 2013 to 13 February 2014	EIS public consultation EIS - Summary ( 1.39 MB) Complete EIS
6 September 2013	Terms of reference ( 692 KB) released.
13 July 2013 to 12 August 2013	Draft terms of reference for EIS public consultation.
20 June 2013	Project deemed a controlled action by Commonwealth Minister for the Environment.
17 June 2013	Gazettal of 'coordinated project' declaration ( 249 KB)
14 May 2013	Project referred to Commonwealth Minister for the Environment.
13 May 2013	Application, including initial advice statement ( 4.1 MB), submitted.

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Environmental impact statement documents

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Appendix T - Addendum to the EIS - Environmental assessment ( 21.9 MB)
Appendix U - Addendum to the EIS - Economic and social assessment ( 115 KB)

Appendix S - Updated commitments register ( 516 KB)

Executive summary ( 1.4 MB)
Glossary ( 215 KB)
Table of contents ( 240 KB)
Section 01 Introduction ( 1.7 MB)
Section 02 Project rationale and alternatives ( 839 KB)
Section 03 Project description ( 5.9 MB)
Section 04 Climate EIS section ( 4.8 MB)
Section 05 Land resources ( 22.3 MB)
Section 06 Mineral waste ( 1.3 MB)
Section 07 Surface water ( 5.9 MB)
Section 08 Groundwater ( 4.5 MB)
Section 09 Terrestrial ecology ( 7.7 MB)
Section 10 Aquatic ecology ( 517 KB)
Section 11 Air quality ( 2.4 MB)
Section 12 Greenhouse gas ( 488 KB)
Section 13 Noise and vibration ( 1.8 MB)
Section 14 Transport ( 1.7 MB)
Section 15 Waste management ( 177 KB)
Section 16 Cultural heritage ( 2.0 MB)
Section 17 Community ( 725 KB)
Section 18 Social ( 1.0 MB)
Section 19 Economic ( 747 KB)
Section 20 Health, safety and risk ( 296 KB)
Section 21 Cumulative impacts ( 1.4 MB)
Section 22 References ( 276 KB)

Appendix A Terms of reference ( 692 KB)
Appendix B Terms of reference cross check ( 632 KB)
Appendix C List of approvals ( 79 KB)
Appendix D Study team ( 123 KB)
Appendix E Stakeholder and community ( 656 KB)
Appendix F1 Land use and tenure ( 245 KB)
Appendix F2 Soils and land suitability ( 11.6 MB)
Appendix G Contaminated land ( 17.3 MB)
Appendix H Geochemical assessment ( 12.3 MB)
Appendix I1 Subsidence prediction report ( 8.5 MB)
Appendix I2 Mine water overview report ( 2.3 MB)
Appendix I3 Mine water balance ( 4.5 MB)
Appendix I4 Flood hydrology technical report ( 2.7 MB)
Appendix I5 Flood hydraulics technical report ( 35.1 MB)
Appendix I6 Geomorphic assessment ( 19.8 MB)
Appendix I7 Subsidence hydrology ( 5.1 MB)
Appendix I8 Surface water quality ( 2.8 MB)
Appendix J Groundwater impact assessment ( 8.4 MB)
Appendix K1 Flora technical report ( 11.6 MB)
Appendix K2 Fauna technical report ( 1.9 MB)
Appendix K3 Aquatic ecology technical report ( 4.4 MB)
Appendix K4 Stygofauna technical report ( 258 KB)
Appendix L Air quality assessment ( 6.5 MB)
Appendix M Noise and vibration ( 58.0 MB)
Appendix N Roads and transport ( 3.2 MB)
Appendix O NICH technical report ( 6.6 MB)
Appendix P Social impact assessment ( 2.7 MB)
Appendix Q1 EPBC Act protected matters search ( 78 KB)
Appendix Q2 EPBC Act report ( 17.5 MB)
Appendix Q3 Independent Expert Scientific Committee report ( 8.7 MB)
Appendix R Our charter (BMA) 2013 ( 79 KB)
Appendix S BMA commitments ( 507 KB)

Last updated: 25 November 2025